2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 61-10A-7 — Responsibility.

61-10A-7. Responsibility.

Every osteopathic physician using, supervising or employing a registered osteopathic physician's assistant shall be individually responsible and liable for the performance of the acts and omissions delegated to the osteopathic physician's assistant. Nothing herein shall be construed to relieve the osteopathic physician's assistant of any responsibility and liability for any of his own acts and omissions. No osteopathic physician may have under his supervision more than two currently registered osteopathic physicians' assistants, except where an osteopathic physician is working in a health facility providing health service to the public primarily on a free or reduced fee basis, which is funded in whole or in part out of public funds or the funds of private charitable institutions; the board may authorize a greater number upon a finding that the program provides adequate supervision of the osteopathic physicians' assistants.